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261 Estimating the Number of Lifetime Follicular Units: A Survey and Comments of Experienced Hair Transplant Surgeons Dermatologic Surgery, January 14, 2013    Clinical Guideline    Clinical Article

262 Lack of association between filaggrin gene mutations and onset of psoriasis in childhood Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, January 11, 2013    Clinical Article

263 Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with decreased risk for basal cell carcinoma Archives of Dermatological Research, January 11, 2013    Clinical Article

264 microRNA-7 down-regulation mediates excessive collagen expression in localized scleroderma Archives of Dermatological Research, January 11, 2013    Clinical Article

265 Increased CCL18 expression in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: association with disease severity and prognosis Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, January 11, 2013    Review Article

266 Activation of pregnane X receptor inhibits experimental dermal fibrosis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, January 11, 2013    Review Article

267 Whats new in BirtHoggDube syndrome Expert Review of Dermatology, January 10, 2013    Clinical Article

268 Association Of Kif3a, But Not Ovol1 And Actl9, With Atopic Eczema In Italian Patients British Journal of Dermatology, January 10, 2013    Review Article

269 cAMP-Binding Site of PKA as a Molecular Target of Bisabolangelone against Melanocyte-Specific Hyperpigmented Disorder Journal of Investigative Dermatology, January 10, 2013    Clinical Article

270 Ipilimumab: report and comment about the MDX010-020 clinical trial Expert Review of Dermatology, January 9, 2013    Clinical Article

271 Azathioprine-induced Sweets syndrome and published work review The Journal of Dermatology, January 9, 2013    Clinical Article

272 Increased production of soluble inducible costimulator in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis Full Text Archives of Dermatological Research, January 9, 2013

273 Pitfalls in dermatopathology: when things are not what they seem Expert Review of Dermatology, January 9, 2013    Clinical Guideline

274 Fingerprint Changes and Verification Failure Among Patients With Hand Dermatitis Patients . JAMA Dermatology, January 8, 2013    Clinical Guideline    Clinical Article

275 Chromene inhibits UV-A induced ageing of skin in human dermal fibroblasts British Journal of Dermatology, January 7, 2013    Clinical Article

276 Protein extract of ultraviolet-irradiated human skin keratinocytes promote the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases, nuclear factor-?B and interferon regulatory factor-3 in Langerhans cells via Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, January 4, 2013    Review Article

277 Psychological stress and immunoprotection versus immunopathology in the skin Clinics in Dermatology, January 3, 2013    Clinical Article

278 Reticulate pigmentary disorders Full Text Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology , January 3, 2013

279 Facial Blanching Due to Neurotoxins: Proposed Mechanisms Full Text Dermatologic Surgery, January 3, 2013

280 Deregulation of protein methylation in melanoma European Journal of Cancer, January 2, 2013    Review Article

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Clinical Pearls in Dermatology

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Factors affecting treatment response in alopecia areata

As published in the Journal of European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology, measureable autoantibodies were associated with an increased extent of alopecia areata (AA). Ophiasic hair loss and nail dystrophy were associated with atopic AA, which in turn was associated with an increased risk of relapse.

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Chondroitinase ABC reduces keloids

As published in the Journal of Dermatology, injection of chondroitinase ABC into keloid grafted on to nude mice resulted in a significant reduction in keloid formation and elastic fiber formation.

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LL-37 is a biomarker of eczema severity in children

LL-37 corresponds to amino acids 134-170 in human cathelicidin, which is involved in innate immunity against cutaneous infections. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong conducted a study involving 144 children with eczema and 36 healthy children. The LL-37 levels were shown to be associated with the atopic dermatitis scores and the severity of eczema. The authors suggest that LL-37 is a biomarker of eczema severity in children and that innate immunity underlies the pathogenesis of eczema.

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